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Today in History: November 16

1798
British seamen board the U.S. frigate Baltimore and impress a number of crewmen as alleged deserters, a practice that contributed to the War of 1812.

1864
Union General William T. Sherman departs Atlanta and begins his "March to the Sea."

1907
The Indian and Oklahoma territories are unified to make Oklahoma, which becomes the 46th state.

1960
After the integration of two all-white schools, 2,000 whites riot in the streets of New Orleans.

1992
Eric Lawes, while using a metal detector to search for a friend's lost hammer near Hoxne, Suffolk, England, discovers the Hoxne Hoard, the largest hoard of Roman silver and gold ever found in Britain, and the largest collection of 4th and 5th century coins found anywhere within the bounds of the former Roman Empire

Today in History: Born on November 16
0042
Tiberius Claudius Nero, Roman Emperor.

1873
W.C. Handy, father of the blues, famous for "St. Louis Blues."

1952
Peter Keefe, TV producer (Voltron); credited with introducing American audiences to Japanese animation.

JOTD

The elderly Italian man went to his parish priest and asked if the priest would hear his confession. "Of course, my son," said the priest. "Well, Father, at the beginning of World War Two, a beautiful woman knocked on my door and asked me to hide her from the Germans; I hid her in my attic, and they never found her." "That's a wonderful thing, my son, and nothing that you need to confess," said the priest. "It's worse, Father; I was weak, and told her that she had to pay for rent of the attic with her sexual favors," continued the old man. "Well, it was a very difficult time, and you took a large risk -you would have suffered terribly at their hands if the Germans had found you hiding her; I know that God, in his wisdom and mercy, will balance the good and the evil, and judge you kindly," said the priest. "Thanks, Father," said the old man. "That's a load off of my mind. Can I ask another question?" "Of course, my son," said the priest. The old man asked, "Do I need to tell her that the war is over?"